Will Weights Make Women Bulky?

Women everywhere have asked this age old question “will weights make me bulky?” The vast majority of women simply want to slim down and tone up so this question can play on many women’s minds. But calm down ladies I’m about to give you the ins and outs of weight training and why they WONT make you bulky!

So I guess the myth comes from women’s body building comps, females in little bikinis with huge biceps, 6-packs and hard-core muscular backs. These women train extremely hard to be able to achieve this look, it doesn’t happen overnight, for these women body building is a job that involves long hours, a lot of prep and hard-core training. For women in general weight training will allow your body to shred fat faster and tone up to create a sexy hourglass shape which most women lust after.

What is weight training?

Weight training is basically using weights to tone and sculpt your muscles to give you a desirable figure. Weight training can be done by women to give you that perfectly toned body, there are free weights which are dumbbells and weighted bars with which you can perform a variety of repetitive exercises to build muscle, there are also weight machines that aid you when using weights. The best way for a woman to train is low reps and heavy weights. Basically go as heavy as you can to perform no more than 6 reps of a given exercise, this will stimulate muscle growth and tone you up nicely. It is possible for women to grow muscles like men do but this is extremely hard and a lot of time and effort is put into this.

Because you’re a woman

Because we are women we simply cannot grow muscle easily like a man can. It all comes down to hormones. The hormones that actually builds muscle are growth hormone and testosterone which is floating around both male and female bodies but it’s the amount floating around that directly influences our muscle growth. Men have 10 times more testosterone then women do, meaning even if both parties performed the same weight training routine the man would grow muscle at a much faster and larger result then a women would.

So… what does weight training do for women?

Training with heavy weights (meaning it takes no more than 6 reps to feel the burn) can really benefit women.

Weight training will also give you a better outlook on life, fitness promotes the release of your happy hormones so not only will you be looking great you will be feeling it too!

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You simply cannot finish a weight training session and become the Hulk! Especially not if you’re a women. So even though it is possible for women to bulk up, it is extremely hard and does not happen by accident. For a normal woman weights will make you happier, stronger and give you a toned up bod!